Tsimshian

E14812

First Nations people Indigenous people Native American people

Tsimshian is an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their rich maritime culture, complex social organization, and distinctive art and oral traditions.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tsimshian people	2
Coast Tsimshian	1
Southern Tsimshian	1
Tsimshian First Nations	1
Tsimshian hereditary chiefs	1
Tsimshian mythology	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ
artForm	formline art ⓘ mask making ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalArea	Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ surface form: Northwest Coast culture area
culturalFeature	crest systems ⓘ elaborate ceremonial regalia ⓘ hereditary chiefs ⓘ
culturalPractice	complex oral traditions ⓘ potlatch ceremonies ⓘ totem pole carving ⓘ
governingBody	Metlakatla Indian Community ⓘ Tsimshian self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tsimshian First Nations
kinshipSystem	matrilineal descent ⓘ
languageFamily	Tsimshianic languages ⓘ
neighboringPeople	Gitxsan ⓘ Haida ⓘ Heiltsuk ⓘ Nisga’a ⓘ Tlingit ⓘ
notableRiver	Nass River ⓘ Skeena River ⓘ
notableVillage	Metlakatla, Alaska ⓘ Metlakatla, British Columbia ⓘ
primaryArea	North Coast of British Columbia ⓘ Southeastern Alaska ⓘ surface form: Southeast Alaska
region	Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ surface form: Pacific Northwest Coast
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional animist beliefs ⓘ
socialOrganization	matrilineal clans ⓘ moieties ⓘ
socialStructureFeature	ranked lineages ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	maritime-based subsistence ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ sea mammal hunting ⓘ trade ⓘ
traditionalHousing	plank houses ⓘ
traditionalLanguage	Gitxsan ⓘ Nisga’a ⓘ Sm’álgyax ⓘ Tsimshian self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Southern Tsimshian
traditionalTransport	dugout canoes ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sm’álgyax → alternateName → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Tsimshian

Metlakatla, British Columbia → associatedWith → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian hereditary chiefs

Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples → culturalAreaIncludes → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Metlakatla, British Columbia → ethnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Panhandle of Alaska → ethnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Tsimshian → governingBody → Tsimshian self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian First Nations

Ketchikan → hasEthnicHeritage → Tsimshian ⓘ

Alexander Archipelago → hasIndigenousPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

North Coast of British Columbia → hasIndigenousPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Southeastern Alaska → hasIndigenousPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Alaska Natives → hasSubgroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Indigenous languages of Canada → includesLanguage → Tsimshian ⓘ

Metlakatla, British Columbia → indigenousPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Alaska → indigenousPeoples → Tsimshian ⓘ

Alaska → recognizedIndigenousLanguages → Tsimshian ⓘ

Haida mythology → relatedTo → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian mythology

Sm’álgyax → spokenBy → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Ketchikan → traditionalLanguage → Tsimshian ⓘ

Tsimshian → traditionalLanguage → Tsimshian self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Tsimshian